Air Movement - Page 6

Questions
  • What is average air pressure at sea level?
  • What is the Coriolis Effect?
  • With what type of weather is rising air associated?
  • How does aneroid barometer works?
  • What causes winds to blow?
  • What is the pressure zone that is associated with rising air near the equator?
  • Is most of the air movement in the Intertropical Convergence Zone horizontal or vertical?
  • How is thermal energy transferred through the atmosphere and hydrosphere? What effects does this transfer have on climate?
  • What percent of the air consists of nitrogen gas?
  • What causes sea and land breezes?
  • Why is air pressure generally lower over equatorial regions than over polar regions?
  • In which direction does air move: from a cyclone to an anticyclone, or from an anticyclone to a cyclone?
  • What kind of air front forms when a warm air mass meets the area of a cooler air mass?
  • How does the jet stream affect the movement of air masses?
  • What is the ultimate energy source for most wind?
  • Is air rising or sinking in areas of high pressure?
  • Why might the climate in Scotland be relatively mild even though the country is located at a high latitude?
  • What is a sea breeze?
  • What is the Coriolis effect? How does it affect air in the northern and southern hemispheres?
  • Where do scientists think convection currents flow?